Blaw-Knox Tower

A Blaw-Knox Tower is a guyed tower for medium wave transmission with a diamond-shape form. The Blaw-Knox Tower (also Blaw-Knox Radiator) acts as aerial of half wavelength and is insulated against ground. Blaw-Knox Towers were widely built in the United States before World War II. In Europe there are perhaps only two such towers. They are located in Lisnargarvey and in Budapest-Lakihegy. The tower in Budapest-Lakihegy is perhaps the highest Blaw-Knox tower in the world.

Related Topics:
Guyed - Medium wave - World War II - Europe - Lisnargarvey - Budapest-Lakihegy

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Several remain in use in the United States of America. All transmit AM radio signals.

Related Topics:
United States of America - AM radio

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• WSM, Nashville, Tennessee - 808 ft (246 m); originally 874 ft (267 m); tower located in Brentwood, Tennessee.
• WLW, Cincinnati, Ohio - 747 ft (227 m); tower located in Mason, Ohio.
• WBT, Charlotte, North Carolina - Three towers, 428 ft (130 m) each
• WFEA, Manchester, New Hampshire - 400 ft (121 m)
• WBNS, Columbus, Ohio -- 380 ft (116 m)
• WPHT, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 186 ft (56 m)
 
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